Connecting wirelessly on a new XP pro

[irishgirl982]

Hey, everyone! I'm hoping that someone can help me with a little problem.

History: I just got a new HP computer with Vista on it. My friend helped me install XP Professional to replace Vista and XP is now running.

The Problem: I have three computers and two of them (including the new one) have to be connected wirelessly. When Vista was running on it, the wireless system worked. However, now that I have XP pro on it, it's not working.

Things I've noticed: This version of XP is completely missing "Network tasks" and "view wireless networks" that I know are on the XP Home version that I have installed on my laptop.

Please help? Is there anyway I connect wirelessly on this version of XP with those things missing?

Thank you so much!
-Lori

[nickc1976]

Go to

Start > Settings > Control Panel > System

Select the Hardware tab

Select Device Manager

Do you see any yellow ? or !'s

Look down the list and click on the + next to Network Adapters

What items do you have listed under Network Adapters?

[irishgirl982]

Thank you for replying!!

When I go in there, I see several yellow question marks.
It looks like this:

? Other devices
-?CanoScan
-?Ethernet Controller
-?Ethernet Controller
-?PCI device
-?SM Bus Controller
-?Video controller (VGA Compatible)

Unfortunately, I don't see anything that says "Network Adapters"

[patio]

Your friend forgot to re-install your motherboard drivers...
Did you recieve a "Driver" CD with this machine ? ?

The Ethernet controllers are for the Network.

[irishgirl982]

No, there were NO CDs that came with the new computer. I had to make my own Vista Restore System CD.

Are these Motherboard Drivers something I can download online and onto my external hard drive?

[patio]

Sure.
But first you should DLoad and install Everest Home and run a report...save it to a text file and copy/paste the "Computer Summary" portion here...
This program will tell you and us exactly what is in that machine which will assist in tracking down the correct drivers.

Try not to make too many changes to the system in the meantime as it will only muck things up further...

[irishgirl982]

Thank you! I'm out of town this weekend, but I'll do it when I get home and let you know what it says.

Thanks again!
-Lori

[patio]

No Problem...we'll leave the light on.

[irishgirl982]

Hey, guys! I really appreciate all the help you're giving me on this forum, however, I've encountered yet another problem! (figures!)

It was suggested that I download and install Everest Home onto the new computer. I placed the exe file for it on my external hard drive and tried to load it from the new computer. However, it keeps telling me the file is corrupted. I downloaded 2 different versions with the same result. I then tried to install it onto a different computer and it worked. Perhaps I'm missing another driver that's preventing me from installing the program?

Thanks again, everyone!
-Lori

[nickc1976]

What is the make and model of your laptop?

[patio]

Try copying it from the external drive to the laptop drive and install it that way...

[irishgirl982]

nickc1976 - It's a Toshiba Satalite laptop

Patio - But the laptop is not the one that needs the program installed onto it. The desktop is the new computer.

[patio]

OK i'm confused now...
Everest DLoad is on the external drive ? ?
Did you try hooking the external drive to the desktop...copying/moving Everest to that HDD and installing from there and it didn't work ? ?
If you are getting CRC errors then the DLoad itself is corrupt.
Try a fresh DLoad but it should be on the drive you want to install it onto.

[irishgirl982]

Everest DLoad is on the external drive ? ?
Did you try hooking the external drive to the desktop...copying/moving Everest to that HDD and installing from there and it didn't work ? ?

Yes, I downloaded the exe and put the file onto the external drive. Then I plugged the external drive into the desktop (new computer with no internet) and tried to install it onto the desktop that way. I thought, too, that that particular file was corrupted, so I went and found another version from another download site. That didn't work either. So, wondering if maybe the desktop was the one with the problem, I tried to install the exe onto the laptop (old computer WITH working internet)... and it worked.

I hope that clears things up. Now, I'm wondering if perhaps the desktop is missing an additional driver that prevents me to install exe's. I apologize for the confusion. I'm really not all that good with this kind of stuff!

Thanks again!
-Lori

[nickc1976]

Click here and enter the details of your laptop. You will then be able to download and install the software that you need.